My yen got yanked yesterday to follow Horace Greeley’s entreaty to “Go West, young man…” not that I (remember Free-Labor Bob) could be dubbed a “young man” any more unless standing next to Senectus, the Roman god of Old Age. So, as the … Read More
Join us for our Spring Volunteer Work Weekend at Camp March 29-April 1! There sure is a lot to do to get ready for the summer — we could use a hand (or many!). We’ll be working on the kitchen project … Read More
By Bob Small The grass crunched under my boots that first morning as I strode, coffee cup cradled in hand, toward a tipped-over 55-gallon drum, nay woodstove, to start the day’s work on the Kitchen. Everyone’s breath, as they huddled … Read More
Early in October, I spent a week at Bar 717 Ranch helping with the new kitchen construction project… I was somewhat shocked that Monday morning as I strode up the rain-dampened driveway past the office and immediately noticed that the … Read More
Join Us for TWO Spring Volunteer Work Weekends at Camp! Although winter at the ranch has been chilly, there is plenty to do with the new kitchen project in full swing! We sure could use a hand. This is a great opportunity … Read More
Join Us March 31- April 3 for a Volunteer Work Weekend at Camp! Although winter at the ranch has been chilly and wet, with spring approaching we are reminded that summer is just around the corner. We sure could use a hand getting … Read More
Do you have the weekend of October 16-19, 2015 free? Would you like to spend it at Camp? We know many of you were unable to make your annual visit to the ranch this year because of the cancellations caused … Read More
Check out this video to learn more about the prescribed fire we’ve undertaken here at the Bar 717 Ranch. Prescribed fire — otherwise known as a controlled burn — is a controlled way of reintroducing fire into the natural landscape. It … Read More
Last year, we revived an old tradition that Grover used to refer to as “Give a lift, get a lift.” What Grover meant by this was that in giving back to the ranch and in working together to improve Camp, … Read More
